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I saw a tattoo the other day where the parents tattooed a lily flower in honour of their daughter Lily and it got me thinking. I love this idea.
How would you name your daughter using a name that can be depicted in a tattoo (A daughter named Cherry, tattoo of cherries etc.)
1) One “common” name
2) And one more original name
How would the names be depicted?
How would you name your daughter using a name that can be depicted in a tattoo (A daughter named Cherry, tattoo of cherries etc.)
1) One “common” name
2) And one more original name
How would the names be depicted?
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Rowan, Willow, Sage, or any plant name with the plant's leaves in a tattoo (I kind of wanted to do that already :P But it would also have to have some symbolism on its own in case my kid changes their name in the future) - could also work for Aerona and berries
Anwen but pretend it's Annwn and have a tattoo of the Welsh Annwn (like a backpiece with magical-looking otherworld scenery)
Aria with like... a treble clef tattoo?
Raven or Ravenna with a raven tattoo
Mira, Miranda, Morgan, or Morgana with a tattoo of something from the ocean (sand dollar, starfish, coral, kelp, nautilus shell, etc. - I wouldn't want a tattoo of just the sea though, I don't think that would look very good. )
Anwen but pretend it's Annwn and have a tattoo of the Welsh Annwn (like a backpiece with magical-looking otherworld scenery)
Aria with like... a treble clef tattoo?
Raven or Ravenna with a raven tattoo
Mira, Miranda, Morgan, or Morgana with a tattoo of something from the ocean (sand dollar, starfish, coral, kelp, nautilus shell, etc. - I wouldn't want a tattoo of just the sea though, I don't think that would look very good. )
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Rosemarie - I love the idea of rosemary branches on my collarbones
Arista - a harvest mouse (Arista means harvest)
Arista - a harvest mouse (Arista means harvest)
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More obvious ones...
1. Kitty: A black cat (which is actually a tattoo I want) or Fae/Faye, which is pretty self explanatory, maybe just the wings.
2. Marigold: I’d just get a marigold flower.
For my favourites...
Pandora- Depending how much I use the nn, I’d maybe get panda, or something gift related, because of the meaning.
Artemis- I’d get an arrow with a rainbow/watercolour background or something moon related.
Evanthe- Probably just a flower I like (means ‘good flower’). My favourite flowers are forget-me-nots, but I’d probably have that by the time I have kids, so maybe another one (I’ve considered an African violet). Or something nice looking with medicinal properties.
Caspian is the only boys name I have ideas for, either something water/sea related or with a book/literary connection.
1. Kitty: A black cat (which is actually a tattoo I want) or Fae/Faye, which is pretty self explanatory, maybe just the wings.
2. Marigold: I’d just get a marigold flower.
For my favourites...
Pandora- Depending how much I use the nn, I’d maybe get panda, or something gift related, because of the meaning.
Artemis- I’d get an arrow with a rainbow/watercolour background or something moon related.
Evanthe- Probably just a flower I like (means ‘good flower’). My favourite flowers are forget-me-nots, but I’d probably have that by the time I have kids, so maybe another one (I’ve considered an African violet). Or something nice looking with medicinal properties.
Caspian is the only boys name I have ideas for, either something water/sea related or with a book/literary connection.
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If you're a Narnia fan you could use the Dawn Treader or something for Caspian
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Ooh, I like that!
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Fun. Iris would be my choice for a common name. There's the choice of eyes, the flower, and rainbows, which are three of my favorite images. I think I might go for an eye. It would depend on her personality.
Altalune is my choice for a less common name. It means high moon and I think I would use an image similar to the ones depicted on traditional tarot cards, which usually present the moon at a high distance, with some howling wolves, scuttling crabs, and heaving tides below.
For boys, HM! Maybe Wolfgang. That's a "weird" one I guess. A wolf, on his way somewhere, would be the tattoo...
A common name, HMMM!!!! Maybe like Thomas? I could represent it with a pair of twins.
edit: Oh Robin for a boy is such a nice name I would do that one.
Altalune is my choice for a less common name. It means high moon and I think I would use an image similar to the ones depicted on traditional tarot cards, which usually present the moon at a high distance, with some howling wolves, scuttling crabs, and heaving tides below.
For boys, HM! Maybe Wolfgang. That's a "weird" one I guess. A wolf, on his way somewhere, would be the tattoo...
A common name, HMMM!!!! Maybe like Thomas? I could represent it with a pair of twins.
edit: Oh Robin for a boy is such a nice name I would do that one.
This message was edited 4/26/2020, 10:55 AM
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I have rainbows at the moment called Lily and Daisy and brownies called Rose and Poppy which could all be easily be represented. I also have a work colleague who’s daughter is called Marie so she has an Aristocat on her shoulder.
My board handle on another site is Tawny which could be represented by an owl.
I might go with something like Deborah which could be represented with a bee.
My board handle on another site is Tawny which could be represented by an owl.
I might go with something like Deborah which could be represented with a bee.
This message was edited 4/26/2020, 10:21 AM
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For a more common name, I would choose something like Daisy, which I'm very fond of but likely wouldn't actually use because of its popularity. The tattoo would look something like this:
This would also work for Marguerite, which I like!
For more uncommon options, I would go for either Wren or Juniper.
Wren:
Juniper:
And for something a bit more creative, I would do Artemis, and a moon tattoo, since she was goddess of the moon.
This would also work for Marguerite, which I like!
For more uncommon options, I would go for either Wren or Juniper.
Wren:
Juniper:
And for something a bit more creative, I would do Artemis, and a moon tattoo, since she was goddess of the moon.
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I forgot about Artemis! That's on my list of middle names I'd use. I'd probably do a full moon with realistic crater placement and some Artemisia leaves for that one (and maybe a bow and/or arrows?).
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Also, boys
For Arthur, a crown, although I couldn't really find one I liked that wasn't on a person's body (which feels weird to share on here).
A (European) robin for Robin:
And a horse tattoo, for Rohan:
Or you could do some rowan berries for Rowan!
For Arthur, a crown, although I couldn't really find one I liked that wasn't on a person's body (which feels weird to share on here).
A (European) robin for Robin:
And a horse tattoo, for Rohan:
Or you could do some rowan berries for Rowan!
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Tattoos are not my thing at all, but . . .
For my common name, I'd name a daughter Maria and have a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
For the less common name, I'd name a daughter Susanna and have a picture of a lily (which is what Susanna means).
For my common name, I'd name a daughter Maria and have a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
For the less common name, I'd name a daughter Susanna and have a picture of a lily (which is what Susanna means).
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I'd have tattooed the Roman Goddess of Victory, for Victoria.
I can't come up with anything original, but for less common, I'd tattoo the Liberty Bell for Liberty. I like Liberty and given enough daughters I'd consider using it. I'm not one of those who think that Liberty is strictly a right-wing ideal.
I can't come up with anything original, but for less common, I'd tattoo the Liberty Bell for Liberty. I like Liberty and given enough daughters I'd consider using it. I'm not one of those who think that Liberty is strictly a right-wing ideal.
This message was edited 4/26/2020, 7:35 AM
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Liberty is pretty much the opposite of a right-wing ideal.
Now I'm also thinking about how to tattoo virtuey names that I wouldn't use like Justice (scales), Hope (maybe a bird to reference "hope is the thing with feathers"?), Verity (?), Honor (? although I might use something like Honora), etc. Maybe a pile of books for Sophia (although that's more like "knowledge" than "wisdom", idk)
Now I'm also thinking about how to tattoo virtuey names that I wouldn't use like Justice (scales), Hope (maybe a bird to reference "hope is the thing with feathers"?), Verity (?), Honor (? although I might use something like Honora), etc. Maybe a pile of books for Sophia (although that's more like "knowledge" than "wisdom", idk)
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This doesn't work very well unless your daughter has a name that can be easily rendered as an image. I mean, my own daughter, for instance? Valerie doesn't have an associated image; I suppose I could get a few famous Valeries' faces tattooed on me, but that would be pretty ridiculous and would look like I was just commemorating Valerie Harper, Valerie Bertinelli and Valerie from Beverly Hills 90210. I guess you could do Chinese characters, but that's pretty risky; you might end up convulsing every Chinese speaker you ever meet because you have "Do not dry-clean this kangaroo" tattooed on you. lol
You'd have to plan ahead, I guess, and make your first priority when you named the baby the ease of rendering her name as a tattoo.
Robin: that would be easy enough.
Dawn: This could work, though some might think her name was Sunrise.
Amber: Run the risk of being "That lady with the orange splotch tattoo."
You'd have to plan ahead, I guess, and make your first priority when you named the baby the ease of rendering her name as a tattoo.
Robin: that would be easy enough.
Dawn: This could work, though some might think her name was Sunrise.
Amber: Run the risk of being "That lady with the orange splotch tattoo."
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That, evidently, is the point of the exercise...
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